Joburg housing push

Confidence about making a dent in province’s massive backlog.

- Brian Sokutu

Lack of housing has remained a major issue for government, with over 1.3 million Gauteng residents on the provincial housing waiting list.

Now, the City of Joburg MMC for human settlements, Mlungisi Mabaso, is bullish about a plan to offer accommodation to all deserving residents.

He said the government's mixed housing plan in Johannesburg would, in the 2024-25 financial year, cover the needs of residents from lowest earners to the unemployed residing in the city.

In a written reply to the Gauteng legislature on the state of housing in the province, human settlements MEC Tasneem Motara said there were 1.3 million potential beneficiaries registered on the housing waiting list.

While Johannesburg has an estimated housing backlog of about 500,000, Mabaso said he was confident about the city's plan making a dent in addressing the crisis.